Effectiveness of trial-based therapy in post-traumatic stress disorder
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic, subclinical or partial post-traumatic stress disorderMental and Behavioural DisordersPost-traumatic stress disorder
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN58151265
- Lead Sponsor
- Anxiety Program (Amban) at the Institute of Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine University of São Paulo (Brazil)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
1. Both genders
2. Age 18 and 65 years
3. Able to write and follow the instructions of the protocol
4. Give consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. People with imminent risk of suicide, self-mutilation behaviours (cutting, burning, hurting themselves deliberately)
2. Psychosis not stabilized with medication
3. Risk of suffering further violence
4. Lack of memory about the traumatic event
5. Abuse or dependence of alcohol and drugs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method An assessment will be carried out with self questionnaires applied prior to initiating therapy after 13 sessions and after 3 months of completion of therapy.This will be used as a criterion of effectiveness a 15 points change in Davidson Trauma Scale according to the literature.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Changes in scores on the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories (BDI and BAI)<br> 2. Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI)<br> 3. Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ 30)<br> 4. Dysfunctional Attitudes Questionnaire (DAS)<br> 5. SF-36<br> 6. Number of treatment drop outs<br>